Madhuri Shekar
@madplays.bsky.social
theater, tv & film. Profile pic by @hatecopy of course.
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If you love rom coms and AAPI representation: watch A NICE INDIAN BOY on Hulu. Based on the play by Madhuri Shekar, an Indian American doctor played by Karan Soni is nervous about introducing his family to his boyfriend Jonathan Groff. It’s sweet, surprising, and the parents had me cackling
August 2, 2025 at 9:25 PM
If you love rom coms and AAPI representation: watch A NICE INDIAN BOY on Hulu. Based on the play by Madhuri Shekar, an Indian American doctor played by Karan Soni is nervous about introducing his family to his boyfriend Jonathan Groff. It’s sweet, surprising, and the parents had me cackling
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The delightful @madplays.bsky.social returns to the RSC Podcast to discuss her funny new drama DHABA ON DEVON AVENUE, now having its world premiere at Chicago's Writers Theatre (in a co-pro with TimeLine Theatre). HEAR HERE (or wherever you get your podcasts)! @americantheatre.org
Dhaba On Devon - Reduced Shakespeare Company
Playwright and screenwriter Madhuri Shekar returns to talk about Dhaba on Devon Avenue, now having its much-delayed world premiere at Chicago's Writers Theatre in a co-production with Timeline Theatre...
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July 2, 2025 at 5:18 PM
The delightful @madplays.bsky.social returns to the RSC Podcast to discuss her funny new drama DHABA ON DEVON AVENUE, now having its world premiere at Chicago's Writers Theatre (in a co-pro with TimeLine Theatre). HEAR HERE (or wherever you get your podcasts)! @americantheatre.org
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A Nice Indian Boy – Movie Review
A Nice Indian Boy is a delightful and heartfelt romantic comedy that stands out as one of the year’s most charming films. Seamlessly blending the comedic warmth of classics like My Big Fat Greek Wedding with the vibrant romance of Bollywood, it carves out a fresh…
A Nice Indian Boy is a delightful and heartfelt romantic comedy that stands out as one of the year’s most charming films. Seamlessly blending the comedic warmth of classics like My Big Fat Greek Wedding with the vibrant romance of Bollywood, it carves out a fresh…
A Nice Indian Boy – Movie Review
A Nice Indian Boy is a delightful and heartfelt romantic comedy that stands out as one of the year’s most charming films. Seamlessly blending the comedic warmth of classics like My Big Fat Greek Wedding with the vibrant romance of Bollywood, it carves out a fresh space for queer love stories within South Asian families. Karan Soni and Jonathan Groff deliver exceptional performances, their chemistry making the whirlwind romance between Naveen and Jay both believable and deeply moving.
desivibe.com
May 13, 2025 at 2:03 PM
A Nice Indian Boy – Movie Review
A Nice Indian Boy is a delightful and heartfelt romantic comedy that stands out as one of the year’s most charming films. Seamlessly blending the comedic warmth of classics like My Big Fat Greek Wedding with the vibrant romance of Bollywood, it carves out a fresh…
A Nice Indian Boy is a delightful and heartfelt romantic comedy that stands out as one of the year’s most charming films. Seamlessly blending the comedic warmth of classics like My Big Fat Greek Wedding with the vibrant romance of Bollywood, it carves out a fresh…
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This week, rare moment where we have two queer Asian rom-coms in theaters at the same time: The Wedding Banquet & A Nice Indian Boy!
For @gqmagazine.bsky.social, talked to Andrew Ahn, Bowen Yang, Karan Soni & Jonathan Groff about subverting the rom-com & how we got here
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For @gqmagazine.bsky.social, talked to Andrew Ahn, Bowen Yang, Karan Soni & Jonathan Groff about subverting the rom-com & how we got here
www.gq.com/story/queer-...
Queer Asian Rom-Coms Are Back in Cinemas. They Took A Long Road to Get There
With Andrew Ahn’s ‘The Wedding Banquet’ and Roshan Sethi’s A Nice Indian Boy, we’re in the season of queer Asian rom-coms. “My hope is that it's a continual crop," Ahn says, "and not an explosion and ...
www.gq.com
April 22, 2025 at 5:08 PM
This week, rare moment where we have two queer Asian rom-coms in theaters at the same time: The Wedding Banquet & A Nice Indian Boy!
For @gqmagazine.bsky.social, talked to Andrew Ahn, Bowen Yang, Karan Soni & Jonathan Groff about subverting the rom-com & how we got here
www.gq.com/story/queer-...
For @gqmagazine.bsky.social, talked to Andrew Ahn, Bowen Yang, Karan Soni & Jonathan Groff about subverting the rom-com & how we got here
www.gq.com/story/queer-...
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Wrote about the hilarious and heartwarming A Nice Indian Boy for our latest Watchlist This feature:
Our picks of under-the-radar gems from this month’s new releases. This edition includes a cross-culture love affair, a decade-spanning queer musical, a genre-blending Brooklyn tapestry and more. boxd.it/2uK
Watchlist This! our April 2025 picks of the best new bubbling-under films • Journal • A Letterboxd Magazine
Our picks of under-the-radar gems from this month’s new releases. This edition includes a cross-culture love affair, a decade-spanning queer musical, a genre-blending Brooklyn tapestry and more.
boxd.it
April 16, 2025 at 4:32 PM
Wrote about the hilarious and heartwarming A Nice Indian Boy for our latest Watchlist This feature:
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Someone finally gave the adorable Karan Soni a fucking leading role and it's in an absolutely delightful gay movie with Jonathan Groff! It's called A NICE INDIAN BOY and it's out in theaters now. I loved it--from the musical moments to the family drama (and comedy!). More movies like this please!
April 17, 2025 at 1:48 AM
Someone finally gave the adorable Karan Soni a fucking leading role and it's in an absolutely delightful gay movie with Jonathan Groff! It's called A NICE INDIAN BOY and it's out in theaters now. I loved it--from the musical moments to the family drama (and comedy!). More movies like this please!
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I was incredibly lucky to see it at SXSW last year and I want to see it again
April 12, 2025 at 5:37 PM
I was incredibly lucky to see it at SXSW last year and I want to see it again
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If you're lucky enough to live in a city A NICE INDIAN BOY is playing in you should go see it asap & if, like me, you're not, you should ask your local theater to start showing it. An actually funny, actually romantic romcom about queer joy, family, & figuring yourself out:
youtu.be/Zzk9B8lne2w?...
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A Nice Indian Boy Trailer #1 (2025)
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April 12, 2025 at 5:37 PM
If you're lucky enough to live in a city A NICE INDIAN BOY is playing in you should go see it asap & if, like me, you're not, you should ask your local theater to start showing it. An actually funny, actually romantic romcom about queer joy, family, & figuring yourself out:
youtu.be/Zzk9B8lne2w?...
youtu.be/Zzk9B8lne2w?...
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Y’all need to see A Nice Indian Boy asap. It’s like having pure joy injected into your veins. It’s hilarious, heartfelt, and smartly written and acted. Karan Soni and Johnathan Groff were amazing, as was the entire cast. Easily best movie I’ve seen this year in theaters.
April 10, 2025 at 1:58 AM
Y’all need to see A Nice Indian Boy asap. It’s like having pure joy injected into your veins. It’s hilarious, heartfelt, and smartly written and acted. Karan Soni and Johnathan Groff were amazing, as was the entire cast. Easily best movie I’ve seen this year in theaters.
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Just sobbed my way through NICE INDIAN BOY. I am in my queer desi feelings. DDLJ plays a huge role in the movie, and I was reminded of how much I hate it. 😂 But the cultural relevance to particular desi demos can’t be denied. I know that aspect went right over a lot of viewers’ heads.
April 8, 2025 at 11:53 PM
Just sobbed my way through NICE INDIAN BOY. I am in my queer desi feelings. DDLJ plays a huge role in the movie, and I was reminded of how much I hate it. 😂 But the cultural relevance to particular desi demos can’t be denied. I know that aspect went right over a lot of viewers’ heads.
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I don’t usually watch rom coms OR cheesy LGBTQ+ films so when I tell y’all that A Nice Indian Boy is actually a pretty good film, filled with some good laughs, and is the perfect lighthearted distraction you could use for about 90 minutes from the real world….please listen to me and go see the film!
April 8, 2025 at 5:45 PM
I don’t usually watch rom coms OR cheesy LGBTQ+ films so when I tell y’all that A Nice Indian Boy is actually a pretty good film, filled with some good laughs, and is the perfect lighthearted distraction you could use for about 90 minutes from the real world….please listen to me and go see the film!
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A Nice Indian Boy Review: Groff and Soni Have Off The Charts Chemistry
A Nice Indian Boy proves that queer romcoms can also be fun, silly, and successful especially when the leads have insanely good chemistry. Check out our review!
A Nice Indian Boy proves that queer romcoms can also be fun, silly, and successful especially when the leads have insanely good chemistry. Check out our review!
A Nice Indian Boy Review: Groff and Soni Have Off The Charts Chemistry
A Nice Indian Boy proves that queer romcoms can also be fun, silly, and successful especially when the leads have insanely good chemistry. Check out our review!
eulaliemagazine.com
April 1, 2025 at 4:19 PM
A Nice Indian Boy Review: Groff and Soni Have Off The Charts Chemistry
A Nice Indian Boy proves that queer romcoms can also be fun, silly, and successful especially when the leads have insanely good chemistry. Check out our review!
A Nice Indian Boy proves that queer romcoms can also be fun, silly, and successful especially when the leads have insanely good chemistry. Check out our review!
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Just saw “A Nice Indian Boy” at the Palm Springs International Film Festival. For 1 hour and 39 minutes, it was so engaging, I forgot the world is on fire. See it if you can—I loved it.
January 9, 2025 at 6:47 AM
Just saw “A Nice Indian Boy” at the Palm Springs International Film Festival. For 1 hour and 39 minutes, it was so engaging, I forgot the world is on fire. See it if you can—I loved it.
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cannot overstate the degree to which i am negatively polarized against nimbys.
like, if you go to a public meeting to speak against lower cost housing i think the city should eminent domain your house and your house specifically
like, if you go to a public meeting to speak against lower cost housing i think the city should eminent domain your house and your house specifically
The first several speakers at this morning's comprehensive plan meeting have been longtime homeowners in Seattle's wealthy Madrona neighborhood, arguing that a two-block "neighborhood center" where some apartments will be allowed, saying it will destroy their neighborhood.
January 6, 2025 at 7:29 PM
cannot overstate the degree to which i am negatively polarized against nimbys.
like, if you go to a public meeting to speak against lower cost housing i think the city should eminent domain your house and your house specifically
like, if you go to a public meeting to speak against lower cost housing i think the city should eminent domain your house and your house specifically
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Ta-Nehisi Coates wields words like sledgehammers.
December 5, 2024 at 2:32 PM
Ta-Nehisi Coates wields words like sledgehammers.
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After Trump was elected, I started to wonder what could the grassroots, cities, and states do to move the needle on climate change without federal support. It turns out, a lot (gift link)
What Can US Cities and States Do for the Climate Under Trump? Plenty
Federal progress on climate may stall, but city halls and statehouses are in a good position to build on recent gains.
www.bloomberg.com
November 27, 2024 at 4:11 PM
After Trump was elected, I started to wonder what could the grassroots, cities, and states do to move the needle on climate change without federal support. It turns out, a lot (gift link)
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When #WGA writers unite...we win.
Verrry late last night, our heroic members and staff made a tentative agreement with PBS that includes first-ever union protections for ANIMATION WRITERS.
@wgaeast.bsky.social
@wgawest.bsky.social
@pbs.org.web.brid.gy
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Verrry late last night, our heroic members and staff made a tentative agreement with PBS that includes first-ever union protections for ANIMATION WRITERS.
@wgaeast.bsky.social
@wgawest.bsky.social
@pbs.org.web.brid.gy
www.wgaeast.org/pbs-writers-...
PBS Writers Reach Tentative Agreement with Management | Press Room
Writers Guild of America (WGA) members at PBS have reached a tentative agreement with management at PBS member stations WGBH, THIRTEEN and PBS SoCal on a new three-year collective bargaining agreement...
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November 22, 2024 at 5:20 PM
When #WGA writers unite...we win.
Verrry late last night, our heroic members and staff made a tentative agreement with PBS that includes first-ever union protections for ANIMATION WRITERS.
@wgaeast.bsky.social
@wgawest.bsky.social
@pbs.org.web.brid.gy
www.wgaeast.org/pbs-writers-...
Verrry late last night, our heroic members and staff made a tentative agreement with PBS that includes first-ever union protections for ANIMATION WRITERS.
@wgaeast.bsky.social
@wgawest.bsky.social
@pbs.org.web.brid.gy
www.wgaeast.org/pbs-writers-...
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Solidarity with these writers who deserve a fair contract for their excellent work!!!
Writers at @pbsnews.bsky.social, @wgbh.org, PBS SoCal and WNET Thirteen are banding together in solidarity to help secure a strong contract before the quickly-approaching contract expiration at 11:59pm ET TONIGHT.
Read more via Deadline ⬇️
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Read more via Deadline ⬇️
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WGA Puts Pressure On PBS Management Ahead Of Potential Strike With Solidarity Pledge From 200+ Animation Writers
Writers at PBS member stations authorized a strike earlier this week, if a new deal isn't made by Thursday night
deadline.com
November 21, 2024 at 4:42 PM
Solidarity with these writers who deserve a fair contract for their excellent work!!!